Thursday

25th February - Law News

1523rd Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY:  'The Bar is in grave danger of once again becoming a rich person's game, like it was in the 50s and 60s,' says silk. With diversity a hot button topic, the Bar Council has announced the expansion of its programme giving sixth-form students from under-represented backgrounds an insight into life as a barrister. Full story - Solicitors Journal



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Wednesday

24th February - Law News

1522nd Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY:  Tech-savvy law students were last week invited to pursue careers delivering legal services via technology businesses instead of the conventional route of joining a legal firm, at a meeting of IT executives committed to establishing London as a global hub for lawtech start-ups. The issue was among themes discussed at the third monthly meeting of the lawtech working group of Tech London Advocates (TLA) – a network of more than 2,500 senior IT specialists who “champion, connect and support London’s technology sector”. Full story - Legal Futures



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Tuesday

23rd February - Law News

1521st Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY:  Families to challenge minimum income visa rules in supreme court. Financial threshold requirement is denying the right to family life for British citizens and their non-EU partners, justices to hear. Full story - Guardian Law



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Monday

22nd February - Law News

1520th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: A legal recruitment agency has claimed that nearly one third of trainee solicitors are being paid less than the Law Society’s recommended salary. The recommended salary, set in August 2014, is £20,276 in London and £18, 183 outside of the capital. However, according to Douglas Scott’s 2016 Salary and Benefits Benchmarker, 31% of trainees are paid below these thresholds. Salaries vary in different areas—less than half receive the recommended salary in the north west, compared to 88% in the south west and 80% in London. Full story - New Law Journal


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Sunday

21st February - Law News

1519th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap



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Saturday

20th February - Law News

1518th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap



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